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Peter Dutton and home affairs department cleared of wrongdoing in case involving Melbourne terrorist

No potential breaches found by independent inquiry into former Coalition government’s handling of Abdul Nacer Benbrika case

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s former national security watchdog accuses successor of bowing to pressure from attorney general

Grant Donaldson faults Independent Security Legislation Monitor Jake Blight for ‘clarification’ to old annual report which criticised Mark Dreyfus

The Guardian - AU

A botched murder investigation left a family broken and a 15-year-old boy in jail for a year

Police used flawed identification evidence against a suspect in the 2019 stabbing of a Melbourne teenager but deny the investigation was ‘improperly conducted’

The Guardian - AU

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Probe of Dutton overseeing terror case document failure

A former judge has launched a preliminary inquiry into the Home Affairs Department not disclosing a key court document while Peter Dutton was minister.

AAP

Peter Dutton to be referred to national security watchdog over Benbrika case, judge says

Victorian supreme court justice delivers judgment scathing of Dutton’s failure as a minister to disclose a crucial report during case

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton referred to national security watchdog

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton may be investigated by the national security watchdog after a judge referred him over the detainment of Abdul Nacer Benbrika.

AAP

Relief as bodybuilder is jailed over partner's murder

A bodybuilder will spend up to 31 years behind bars for killing his partner in a jealous rage in front of her children after she tried to break up with him.

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Judge tells murderer to 'stop the crocodile tears'

Sven Lindemann, 52, has been told off by a judge after pretending to sob during a pre-sentence hearing where he admitted murdering his partner.

AAP

Man sentenced to 28 years after drug-fuelled murder

A Melbourne man will spend up to 28 years behind bars after shooting another man in the neck and later kidnapping two others in a drug-fuelled rampage.

AAP

Australia to release convicted terrorist from prison under strict conditions

A convicted terrorist whom Australia had wanted to strip of his citizenship and deport will be released into the community under strict conditions

The Independent UK

Home affairs withheld serious concerns about crime prediction tool during Benbrika case, court hears

Judge suggests there may have been ‘interference with administration of justice’ and government officials could be referred ‘to relevant authorities’

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne's Adass Israel School reaches settlement over fresh Malka Leifer abuse claims

A new civil trial alleging sexual abuse by former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer is averted after a last-minute settlement is reached.

ABC News

Zachary Pedlar spared jail over role in Eildon pub brawl that killed Greg Mitchem

A man who was involved in a 2017 pub brawl that killed a 51-year-old man in north-east Victoria has been spared jail time.

ABC News

Man spared jail over death after booze-fuelled brawl

A young man who hit a father-of-four during a country pub brawl has avoided jail because the victim's death may have been from other causes.

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Girl's bravery praised after dad murdered mum, sister

A Melbourne dad who murdered his wife and six-year-old daughter, and threatened to kill his 10-year-old girl, has been jailed for at least 19 years.

The Guardian - AU

Terrorist’s lawyers tell supreme court government may have conspired to pervert the course of justice

Counsel for Abdul Nacer Benbrika says he was kept in prison after completing sentence because government didn’t disclose report on risk assessment tool

ABC News

Woman who lit house fire that killed Melbourne couple and baby sentenced to 13 years' jail

The families of a Melbourne couple and their newborn baby killed in a horrific house fire have criticised the 13-year jail term given to the woman who lit the blaze.

AAP

Killer jailed over Vic BMW robbery death

A Melbourne man has been jailed for nearly a decade over the death of a man whose BMW he was trying to steal with a friend to raise money to buy drugs.

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Teenager fights jail sentence over murder of disabled Central Victorian man John Bourke

The lawyer for a teenager found guilty of murdering a Central Victorian man in his home during 2018 is fighting his nine-year minimum jail sentence, saying evidence used against him was prejudicial.

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